Attachment for type-writing machines.



m m n r a M d e t n e t a P ATTACHMENT FDR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

(Application filed Oct. 81, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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FRANCES L. OALVEARD, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,618, dated March12, 1901:

Application filed October 31, 1900. Serial No. 36,069. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCES L. CALVEARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Type-WritingMachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in attachments facilitating theplacing of new ribbons on type-writers, being designed simply and onlyfor that purpose and fitted to the machine without the use of screws.Ordinarily the placing of new ribbons involves inconvenience andannoyance in that whether they are Wound on spools or otherwise theyhave to be held in position while being unwound and placed on themachine with a pencil or other improvised means. My invention provides'arod to take the place of the said pencil or other improvised means. Thisrod, joined at right angles to a metal bar, is adjusted to the machineby means of a band of spring-steel, the same being connected with theaforesaid rod and bar by means of a small screw or rivet. The rod canthen be moved backward or forward, as the necessities of space mayrequire, and when not in use he simply moved back to its position inline with the frame of the machine. Thus it may be left permanently onthe type-writer without in any way interfering with the working thereof,

with the placing of the cover when the machine is not in use, orchanging materially the generally uniform appearance of the machine.

My attachment maybe used on either side of the machine and on anytype-writer constructed substantially after the model of the Remingtontype-writer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a frame of a Remingtontype-writer with my attachment secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail view.

Letter A is the rod, B the band of springsteel, and C theconnecting-bar.

As will be noted, the new ribbon, whether it be on a spool or woundflat, is simply placed on the rod, the end of the new ribbon beingfastened to the spool in the usual way. The winding of the new ribbononto the spool is done by turning the crank already on the machine inthe ordinary way.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

In a spring adjustable ribbon-holding attachment for typewriters, incombination, a band of spring-steel to hold the attachment adjustably inposition on the frame of the type-writer, a metal bar having pivotalconnection with said band and a rod connected to said metal bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCES L. OALVEARD.

Witnesses:

TIMOTHY J. LEAHY, CHAS. SMITH.

